Four Tragedies : Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth - William Shakespeare

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Genre: Classic fiction, play, poetry

Pages: 960

Blurb:
Whether it is the ruthless ambition of Macbeth or the folly of Lear, the irresolution of Hamlet or the suspicion of Othello, the cause of the tragedy – even when it is the murder of a king – is trifling compared to the calamity that it unleashes. Despite their flawed natures, however, the tragic protagonists all have a nobility that emphasizes the greatness of humanity.

From this paradox the audience is brought to a greater understanding of – and sympathy with – suffering. The four tragedies in this collection are accompanied by notes and an introduction to each text.